Little River (Greater Geelong)

This article is about the waterway in the Greater Geelong area. For the town in the same area, see Little River, Victoria.

For other uses, see Little River.

Little River Worrin-yaloke
Little River, near its source in Staughton Vale
Location of the Little River mouth in Victoria
Native name	Diabagnorite (Wathawurrung)
Location
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	Victorian Midlands (IBRA), Greater Metropolitan Melbourne
LGA	City of Greater Geelong, City of Wyndham
Town	Little River
Physical characteristics
Source	Brisbane Ranges
• location	Staughton Vale
• coordinates	37°49′35″S 144°16′57″E
• elevation	176 m (577 ft)
Mouth	Port Phillip
• location	north of Beacon Point
• coordinates	38°0′20″S 144°45′42″E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	49 km (30 mi)
Basin features
River system	Port Phillip & Westernport catchment
Tributaries
• left	Balliang Creek
• right	Stony Creek (Greater Geelong), Reilly Creek

The Little River, also known as Cocoroc Rivulet, is a perennial stream of the Port Phillip catchment, in the Werribee Plain of south-central Victoria, Australia. The river and its left-bank tributary, Balliang Creek, serve as the natural border between the metropolitan areas of Greater Melbourne and Greater Geelong.

Course and features

The Little River rises in the Brisbane Ranges near Staughton Vale, and flows generally southeast through the Werribee Plain northeast of the You Yangs, joined by three minor tributaries, before reaching its mouth at western Port Phillip Bay, north of Beacon Point near the boundary between the City of Greater Geelong and the City of Wyndham. The river descends 176 metres (577 ft) over its 49 kilometres (30 mi) course.

Etymology

The traditional Aboriginal name of the river is Diabagnorite or Worrin-yaloke.

See also

• List of rivers of Australia
• Little River Band
• Werribee and Avalon Important Bird Area